Football Preview: Ridgefield Spudders vs. Fife Trojans
The Ridgefield Spudders will face off against the Fife Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ridgefield will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Ridgefield is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Woodland just ended the team's eight-game winning streak last Friday. They fell 14-7 to the Beavers. The Spudders were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the three games prior) but the Beavers' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Fife narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Steilacoom 30-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Slavik Shemedyuk and Vadym Shemedyuk. Slavik gained 152 total yards and a touchdown while Vadym rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Vadym has become a key player for Fife: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Fife didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Raymond and Kaynen York. Raymond is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Fife was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ridgefield fell to 8-1. As for Fife, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Ridgefield has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fife struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.2. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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